Some lawyer questions?

I need a lawyer to please answer these questions, it's interview questions I need for a research paper...?

• If you could please answer these questions here or send me an email with the answers, I'd really appreciate it. --Bibliographic Information: Name: Date: --Questions: 1.) So first off, how long have you been an attorney (or lawyer)? And which type are you? 2.) Why did you decide to choose this as your career? 3.) How long did you have to go to college and law school? 4.) About how much did it cost to do all of that? 5.) Was it hard getting started in trying to be an attorney after you got out of law school? Why or why not? 6.) Do more attorneys tend to want to be a prosecutor or a defender? About how much difference is in the salaries? 7.) On average, how many cases a year to you have to do? 8.) On average, how much does someone with your job title make a year? 9.) How many hours a day do you work? Do you get to choose them? 10.) If you could give someone advice who is going to law school, what would it be?

• Answer:

  Name: Decline to state Date: 5/26/09 1) I've been an attorney, working in general civil litigation for three-four years. 2) I wanted to understand the law. I'm passionate about history, government, politics, etc. 3) College was four years for undergrad and three years of law school. 4) I don't recall undergrad costs but law school cost in excess of $100,000. 5) Yes, because a new lawyer has to pass the bar exam or you can't practice law. Also, there are more and more law graduates and fewer jobs. 6) I think it's about even. Most lawyers want to see justice done and that can only be accomplished if there are zealous advocates for both the prosecution and the defense. 7) I typically work on a dozen cases a year. 8) Anywhere from $70 - $120,000 a year. 9) I work anywhere from 40 - 60 hours a week, depending on the requirements of the client. 10) a) First, investigate. It's not a rule but most law schools teach to their state's bar exam. If you go to law school in Michigan, make sure you're at least willing to work and live in Michigan for the foreseeable future. Check costs. Law school is extremely expensive. Know if you want to be full-time or part-time. If you're full-time for your first year, you will almost certainly not be able to work and attend school. Check with your family, if you have one. Especially for your first year, your whole life will revolve around your academic obligations. Make sure you're not entering a situation where you could alienate your children, spouse, etc. b) Why do you want to go to law school? If you want to make more money or don't know what else to do with your life, these alone are not good reasons to go to law school. Throughout law school, and especially during your first year, you will spend plenty of Friday nights and weekends in the library. You must have a specific reason for going to law school...something that will keep you in the library when you could be doing more fun things. c) An analogy I like is that law school is similar to military boot camp. The military takes civilians from all walks of life and breaks them down physically and mentally so they can be rebuilt into soldiers. Law school operates in much the same way, except it's purely mental. How you read, how you think, how you problem-solve, etc. are the focuses of law school. You learn to "think like a lawyer" ultimately...and lawyers approach the world and think about things in a quite different way than non-lawyers. Most people think linearly and lawyers are trained to think non-linearly. It's a tremendous shock to the system, at least initially. It's tough but very rewarding.